Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites

By A. Lenhart, Mary Madden, Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith, K. Zickuhr. 2011

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Cyberbullying on social network sites. An experimental study into bystanders' behavioural intentions to help the victim or reinforce the bully (2014, background): “In contrast, 91% indicated that they had just ignored what was going on and 21% had even joined in the bullying (Lenhart et al., 2011).”
“Technoference”: The interference of technology in couple relationships and implications for women’s personal and relational well-being. (2016, background): “…of 25- to 34-year-olds owning a smartphone), 61% have a laptop, 50% of parents in the United States have a tablet, and 72% of online adults now have a social networking site profile (Brenner & Smith, 2013; Lenhart et al., 2011; Pew Research Center, 2012; Rainie, 2012; Smith, 2013; Zickuhr, 2013).”
Tweens' conceptions of privacy online: implications for educators (2013, background): “With respect to advice-seeking, a 2011 survey of 12–17 year-olds living in the USA found that fully 97% of respondents reported that they had received advice from at least one person about how to use the Internet safely and responsibly (Lenhart et al. 2011).”
Emerging in a Digital World (2013, background): “During this generation alone, most American families now have home computers, access to the Internet, cell phones (many with Smartphones), iPods, and a ‘‘social network’’ is now a household word (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010; Lenhart et al., 2011; Smith, 2011).”
Unifying the detrimental and beneficial effects of social network site use on self-esteem: a systematic literature review (2019, background): “Although negative feedback in forms of cyberbullying, hate speech or gossiping is a phenomenon that is present on SNSs (e.g., Smith et al., 2008), research suggests that it is rare compared to feedback with positive tonality (Lenhart et al., 2011).”
Networked privacy: How teenagers negotiate context in social media (2014, background): “But this practice is quite common among teens, many of whom had grown up sharing their passwords with their parents (Lenhart et al., 2011).”
‘It's just drama’: teen perspectives on conflict and aggression in a networked era (2014, background): “But asking young people about online bullying or harassment often obscures other negative experiences they encounter; in a recent survey, only 19% of teens reported being bullied in the last year, although 88% had witnessed mean or cruel behavior on social media (Lenhart et al. 2011).”
A Concept Analysis of Digital Citizenship for Democratic Citizenship Education in the Internet Age (2016, background): “Some studies acknowledge that online activities do not have to be directly political in nature, with many younger users engaging in transactional Internet activities in more personal, interest-driven ways (W. L. Bennett et al., 2009; Kahne, Lee, & Feezell, 2013; Lenhart et al., 2011).”
Writing in the Wild: Writers’ Motivation in Fan‐Based Affinity Spaces (2013, background): “…the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicates that 80% of adolescents use online social network sites, 38% share original creative work online, and 21% remix their own transformative works, inspired by others’ words and images (Lenhart, Ling, Campbell, & Purcell, 2010; Lenhart et al., 2011).”
The Role of Social Networking Sites in Early Adolescents’ Social Lives (2016, background): “The adoption of SNSs among early adolescents was significantly higher than it is among adults; 64% of all adults online used SNSs (Lenhart et al., 2011).”